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Vientiane vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 44.3% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 68.4% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 63.1% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 63.9% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% more in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 32.9% more in Vientiane

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Vientiane are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 35.9% less for restaurants

	Asuncion	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,291	$1.98 LAK43,186	-52.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG35,769	$2.97 LAK64,780	-35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG6,907	$0.53 LAK11,517	-40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG3,947	$0.42 LAK9,214	-16.2%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 68.4% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,247	$0.91 LAK19,865	+35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,384	$13.72 LAK298,805	+339.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG24,614	$6.42 LAK139,837	+103.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,660	$1.75 LAK38,131	+0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,447	$2.95 LAK64,273	+101.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,143	$0.88 LAK19,209	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,531	$0.49 LAK10,724	+52.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,331	$0.92 LAK20,113	+116.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,735	$0.60 LAK12,978	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,842	$0.73 LAK15,812	+47.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,597	$0.46 LAK9,978	-22.1%
Average			+68.4%

Asuncion vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.1% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,418	$5.00 LAK108,998	+42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG198,716	$49.23 LAK1,072,408	+93.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG116,248,666	$28,330.27 LAK617,090,960	+90.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG69,550	$11.18 LAK243,571	+25.7%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 63.9% more for housing

	Asuncion	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG132,367	$11.17 LAK243,365	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,328,487	$859.15 LAK18,714,082	+101.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,649,542	$775.98 LAK16,902,365	+128.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG267,287	$54.31 LAK1,182,944	+58.8%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,400,945	$332.66 LAK7,246,006	+85.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,204,782	$9,252.41 LAK201,536,266	+139.4%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,433	$0.95 LAK20,663	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,615	$1.50 LAK32,577	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG9,936	$1.59 LAK34,549	+24.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG209,645	$49.74 LAK1,083,404	+85.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG39,743	$3.50 LAK76,322	-31.1%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG395,444	$85.86 LAK1,870,141	+69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG246,407	$62.88 LAK1,369,624	+99.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG554,748	$57.29 LAK1,247,840	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG397,431	$41.48 LAK903,461	-18.4%
Average			+32.9%

Asuncion vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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